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According to Irving police, Brent's car was traveling at a high rate of speed on a State Highway 114 service road before it hit the outside curb at approximately 2:30 a.m. The car flipped at least one time and skidded an estimated 900 feet before coming to rest in the middle of the service road, police said.
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Raiders: 3rd in NFL in Penalty Yardage / 4th in NFL in Penalties Per Game
These numbers speak for themselves. This is what you call a culture shift or is it the new ref effect?
2011 Penalty Statistics:
Penalties Per Game: 10.2 (32nd in NFL - NFL Record)
Penalty Yards Per Game: 84.9 ypg (32nd in NFL - NFL Record)
Penalty Stats for the final three games of 2011: 33 penalties for 242 yards (32nd in NFL)
2012 Penalty Statistics:
Penalties Per Game: 4.7 (4th in NFL / 2nd in AFC)